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Plextor Launches S1 Series SSD – But Only in Asia
Plextor released a new solid state drive series, but this one is only for the Asian market. The new Plextor S1 series meets the users who want an entry-level solid state drive that uses MLC NAND rather than the TLC NAND found in most entry-level drives these days. There is…
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Plextor Releases S2C Budget TLC SSDs
While M.2 and NVMe SSDs continue to push the performance frontier, many users are working with hard drives. To address the upgrade and budget markets, many companies have turned to TLC to get the necessary GB/$ target. Plextor today has announced their new S2C SSDs aimed squarely at the entry-level market with TLC…
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Akasa MAX MT Fanless NUC Chassis Review
Introduction Big chassis get all of the fame and glory, but there are a lot of cool things happening in the world of ultra-compact chassis. Akasa is one of the biggest names when it comes to the smallest products and their range of NUC chassis is virtually unmatched. With Intel…
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Crucial BX100 1TB Solid State Drive Review
Introduction After having tested the Crucial BX100 500GB SSD a little while ago, it has now become time to take the 1TB model a test drive on my test setup. “We designed the MX200 and BX100 to meet the varied needs of the market, making it easier for anyone to…
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Enermax EMK3104 Hybrid 2.5-inch Docking Station Review
Introduction There are many types of drive enclosures on the market; some are internal, some are external and some are hybrids. The Enermax EMK3104 Mobile Rack is a hybrid solution and a smart one at that. The enclosure can take 2.5-inch hard disk and solid state drives and convert them…
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Inateck FE2005 USB 3.0 Tool-Less 2.5″ HDD Enclosure Review
Introduction Having an external enclosure for your Hard Disk and Solid State Drives can come in very handy for a multitude of reasons. You might have those old Hard Disk drives from a laptop you’ve upgraded with an SSD, or an old SSD you’ve upgraded to a bigger and better one,…
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ADATA launches HC500 External Hard Drive for TV & PC
Ever since the digital TV signal was launched, most set-top boxes and TVs have supported broadcast-recording to USB devices. ADATA has just launched the latest addition to their external drive line-up in form of the HC500 2.5” Hard Drive with TV recording support features. The new USB 3.0 hard drive…
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Micron Release Next Generation Client-SSD’s
Micron is one of the leading manufacturers of memory chips, and as such they’ve just released their next generation consumer-class solid state drive; the M600 SATA SSD. We as end-users won’t have the pleasure of buying this drive right away, because it will start as an OEM-only drive. It could however very…
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Synology DS414slim 4-Bay NAS Review
Introduction When looking at bulk storage and consequently network storage, the generic blueprint that virtually every vendor follows is a desktop or rackmount system with an even number of drive bays, each with the capacity to hold the largest drives that can be bought on the market today – which…
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Aerocool Launches DS 200 Midi Tower With Special Insulation and Built-In Fan Controller
Aerocool has launched a new addition to its Dead Silence chassis series, the DS 200, sporting a variety of features, such as having both side-panels equipped with special insulation mats in order to reduce the noise inside the PC. In addition to the latter, the DS 200 also features an…
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ADATA Launches its Stylish HV611 USB 3.0 External Hard Drive
ADATA has just announced the launch of its latest portable HDD solution featuring the latest USB technology, the HV611 USB 3.0 External Hard Drive, coming with simplistic design, vivid colours and unique puzzle patterns, as well as a compact size. The company states that the SuperSpeed USB 3.0 interface clearly…
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Synology Compact DS414Slim NAS Announced
Synology’s DiskStation NAS products are once of the more popular options out there on the market today and as the demand for systems goes up exponentially, there is a growing demand for systems that cover smaller and smaller desktop footprints. To keep up with this demand, Synology have today announced…
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Western Digital Black² Dual Drive Review
Introduction Solid state storage as we know it today is certainly the way forward and this is proven by the fact that it is the storage medium of choice for any enthusiast or performance user. Whilst the speeds are fantastic, there is still a slight cause for concern to be…
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Western Digital 2.5″ Red 1TB NAS HDD Review
Introduction Launched just over a year ago, Western Digital’s Red line of drives, along with an easier to understand product line-up (Greed, Blue, Black and so on) have changed the way that many consumers look at their storage. The Red drives are built primarily for a NAS (Network Attached Storage)…
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QNAP Turbo NAS Sytems to Support Latest Red Drives From Western Digital
Geared for the 1-5 bay NAS market, Western Digital’s Red line of drives have certainly made an impact on the performance of small NAS systems for home and small business users alike. Since their initial release however, we have seen their capacity grow and even more recently we have seen…
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